Qinghui Chen

Biography: Dr. Qing-Hui Chen received his MD from Nantong University College of Medicine, China, PhD from Kagawa University Medical School, Japan. Dr. Chen currently is an Assistant Professor of Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Michigan Technological University. Dr. Chen’s lab aims to understand how the central autonomic system regulates cardiovascular function and body fluid and sodium homeostasis. The focus of Dr. Chen’s lab research is to identify the neural mechanisms of sympathetic activation in cardiovascular diseases and metabolic disorders. His recent work pioneered in the understanding of how the properties ion channels among autonomic neurons in the hypothalamus are modified during the development of Salt-Sensitive Hypertension and Congestive Heart Failure, to enhance their excitability in support of elevated sympathetic outflow. Multi-level approaches ranging from the whole animal study to ion channel recordings, molecular biology and gene manipulation are currently being applied to research projects. Dr. Chen has published over 40 peer-reviewed papers and his research program has been continuously funded by the National Institute of Health and American Heart Association. For more information, visit: https://sites.google.com/a/mtu.edu/chen-lab/